Conference
Icon Museum and Study Center
Encountering the Sacred Image: Highlights from the Icon Museum and Study Center
DATES: 15 October - 16 October, 2026

Encountering the Sacred Image is an international symposium hosted at the Icon Museum and Study Center that brings together leading scholars from around the world to share new research on Greek and Russian icons in the Museum’s collection. Participants will present on a selection of highlights from the Icon Museum’s permanent collection, none of which have been previously published or extensively studied. The conference papers will serve as the core of a new museum catalogue, which will offer a new perspective on the history of Orthodox icons in a manner accessible and engaging for art historians, museumgoers, and icon lovers alike.

The symposium will be held in conjunction with a collaborative exhibition, featuring masterpieces from the Ikonen-Museum Recklinghausen, opening October 16, 2026. Together, the symposium and exhibition celebrate the milestone twentieth anniversary of the Icon Museum and Study Center.

The conference will take place in person at the Icon Museum and Study Center. Registration is required.

Further information can be found HERE.